Stories from Beaten Paths
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Singing in the rain: Paul McCartney in Kiev
Beaten Paths &bull Nov 14, 2008The concert by Sir Paul McCartney on Independence Square on June 14th, the biggest outdoor event of Ukraine's year, coincided with a spectacular storm. Rain fell out of a sky the colour of Donbass coal, and saturated our hair and… Full Story »
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Kansai: Samurai castles and geisha
Beaten Paths &bull Nov 14, 2008Last week I said goodbye, maybe forever, to the San-In coast and helped Chris move down to Hikone, where he will start a new job as a private English teacher. Hikone is a small town in the Kansai region of Japan, just 70 km from Kyoto, and is famed for its Edo-period castle. It's a bit smaller than the castle near my old residence in Shimane-ken, but Hikone's castle grounds are much larger, including an inner and outer moat and a beautiful 16th century garden. Unlike European castles, Japanese castles were not lived in. They were all generally built upon… Full Story »
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Grand Tour by hearse
Beaten Paths &bull Nov 14, 2008read more Full Story »
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Topics:
- Tour
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In praise of sandstone: escaping into Egypt's coastal deserts
Beaten Paths &bull Sep 16, 2008read more Full Story »
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A pilgrimage to the Big Horn Medicine Wheel
Beaten Paths &bull Sep 9, 2008read more Full Story »
